Word: smiths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...culmination of Hirsch's arguments is an overall critique of Adam Smith's fervent belief that his hidden hand and enlightened self-interest could be an effective social organizing device. The principle thing people desire--status--is intrinsically scarce. The only way to circumvent these limitations is to overhaul social mores and values--to reject Adam Smith and create new motivational forces in society. Unfortunately, Hirsch, like too many other polemicists, is better at describing the nature of the problem than at posing viable ways to solve...
Crosby patterned his rhythmical golf swing after that of his boyhood hero, MacDonald Smith, MacDonald was the youngest of a passel of five golfing brothers who emigrated en famille from Carnoustie, Scotland...
...championship. He was "always the bridesmaid but never the bride." In the 1925 British Open he needed a final round of 78 to win, and staggered to an 82. In 1936 H.B. Martin wrote: "There is no more flagrant case of miscarried justice than in the story of MacDonald Smith, youngest of the Smith clan and the most brilliant...Dame Fate took a particular delight in mocking his genius, encouraging him with lesser prizes but always refusing his demand for stellar honors...
Other than this costly error, the Crimson defense over powered the Terrier attack. Freshmen backs Michael Smith and Steve Yakopec dominated the middle of the Astro-Turf field. Smith, a hard-nosed Englishman, consistently and brilliantly out-leaped his foes, directing the all-important head balls to his teammates. Yakopec also demonstrated excellence at his midfield position with his tackles and head balls...
...offense pounded 16 shots at the Harvard goal, but Steady Jim Langton, hustling Lorenzo Dibonaventure, and intensely aggressive Sanacore, Smith and Yakopec protected the Harvard goal with such skill that goaltender Herold had to make only three saves...